beguile

beguile
[bıʹgaıl] v
1. 1) обманывать

you have beguiled all my hopes - вы обманули мои надежды

2) (into, of, out of) вовлекать обманным путём (во что-л.), выманивать (что-л.)

to beguile smb. into doing smth. - подбить кого-л. на что-л.; обманным путём уговорить кого-л. сделать что-л.

to beguile smb. of smth. - выманить у кого-л. что-л.

he was beguiled into parting with his money - у него выманили деньги

2. помогать коротать часы; развлекать, отвлекать; скрашивать

to beguile weary hours with music - коротать часы за музыкой; развеять скуку музицированием

our journey was beguiled with pleasant talk - за приятной беседой наше путешествие прошло незаметно

3. обольщать, соблазнять; увлекать, очаровывать

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  • Beguile — Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beguile — 1 delude, *deceive, mislead, betray, double cross Analogous words: *dupe, gull, befool, trick, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle: cajole, wheedle, blandish, *coax: *cheat, cozen: *lure, entice, seduce 2 * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • beguile — [v1] fool betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam*, gyp*, have, hoodwink*, impose on, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, play for a sucker*, rook*, rope in*,… …   New thesaurus

  • beguile — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, cheat, circumvent, cloak, deceive …   Law dictionary

  • beguile — early 13c., from BE (Cf. be ) + GUILE (Cf. guile) (v.). Related: Beguiled; beguiling …   Etymology dictionary

  • beguile — ► VERB 1) charm, enchant, or trick. 2) archaic or literary help (time) pass pleasantly. DERIVATIVES beguiling adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • beguile — [bē gīl′, bigīl′] vt. beguiled, beguiling 1. to mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive 2. to deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat [he was beguiled of his money] 3. to pass (time) pleasantly; while away [she beguiled her… …   English World dictionary

  • beguile — v. (formal) 1) (D; tr.) to beguile into (he beguiled me into lending him money) 2) (D; tr.) to beguile out of 3) (D; tr.) to beguile with (to beguile children with stories) * * * [bɪ gaɪl] (D; tr.) to beguile out of (formal) (D:tr.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • beguile — UK [bɪˈɡaɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms beguile : present tense I/you/we/they beguile he/she/it beguiles present participle beguiling past tense beguiled past participle beguiled formal to persuade or trick someone into doing something,… …   English dictionary

  • beguile — beguilement, n. beguiler, n. /bi guyl /, v.t., beguiled, beguiling. 1. to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude. 2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually fol. by of): to be beguiled of money. 3. to charm or divert:… …   Universalium

  • beguile — verb a) To deceive or delude (using guile). I know, sir, I am no flatterer : he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave. b) To charm, delight or captivate. I feel how weak and fruitless mus …   Wiktionary


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